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How much money did you ever win playing the lottery? Maybe fifty or a hundred dollars, on a scratch-off ticket? Most people don’t win anything life-changing. In fact, you have a much bigger chance of getting struck by lightning than to win the lottery.

Source: HelloBeautiful
The lottery commission forces all places that sell the tickets to pay up to $599 dollars in winnings. Marie Holmes and all the big winners have to go through an annoying process to even claim their winnings. After this long procedure, Marie won $188 million.